Muramasa: Rebirth Announced For US Release, Aksys Publishing

The cult Vanilla Ware hit, previously only available on the Nintendo Wii as Muramasa: The Demon Blade has just been announced to be coming stateside, courtesy of Aksys Games.

More than just a port from the Wii to PlayStation Vita, Muramasa: Rebirth is set to include a slew of new features.included greatly updated high resolution graphics and a “complete relocalization in English.” Whether this means a redubbing of the game’s audio into native English or just subtitles for the original Japanese audio has yet to be determined. In addition, there are additional DLC characters and scenarios available for those looking to extend the story in Muramasa: Rebirth.

Curious about what we thought about the original game? Check out our review of Muramasa: The Demon Bladehere.

Muramasa: Rebirth currently does not have a set release date, but Amazon currently has a placeholder date of June 25th at a suggested retail price of $39.99

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